Topic: New Mdina photos, buttom rim fish vase

[glassobsessed]

Here are a couple of new photos (showing off again).

The first is an amethyst Fish vase with button rim  (fairly unusual), about 23cm tall.

The second is a Tricorn bottle, triangular in shape and 36cm tall, picked this one up at a reduced price - large chip on the rim.

John

[Leni]

   Oh my goodness, John!  I just LOOOOOVE that 'fish' vase!   :hiclp: 
You lucky, lucky person!  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[chopin-liszt]

Show-off      didn't even bother to mention the buttoned fish also has a paw-mark on it's bottom.....

It's got gorgeous colours and all the extra stuff which can happen with sliver chloride going on in it too....
 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[glassobsessed]

Mmm yes, the Fish is a bit of a stunner.

The signature does not make it look any nicer, useful for an id I suppose. :24:

John

[flying free]

very very gorgeous  :mrgreen:  beautiful colours on both.

m

[chopin-liszt]

 :24: :24: :24:

The only thing the paw-mark is useful for is upping the selling price, should you decide to part with it, but I know hell would freeze over first!

[langhaugh]

John,

I can hear it now. Why did you have to spend the vacation money on a piece of glass?  My answer, "But John made me do it."  Two lovely pieces of glass, but the first is simply very special.

Congrats.

David

[chopin-liszt]

 :24:

Are there folk who think holidays are more important than glass? weird.
Holiday is just travel hassle,   :phew:  and a whole load of cash gone forever in a week or fortnight.  :cry:
Money down the drain.
The only thing that justifies it is getting to be with folk who live far away, and getting to see more glass - and other art.

Glass you own, you can enjoy, all day, every day, for as long as your eyesight lasts!

[glassobsessed]

Why did you have to spend the vacation money on a piece of glass?

Am I that transparent?

Well it wasn't just the holiday money....  I dramatically increased my overdraft to buy it (some opportunities should not be missed and the bank has provided me with a ridiculously large overdraft limit for a few years now). I have managed to pay off the debt, a little quicker than I had anticipated and yesterday discovered that my gas and electricity supplier has refunded me several hundred pounds that they have overcharged me over the last year. I bought another bit of glass last night to celebrate, so I really do need to :tsk: myself.

My idea of a holiday is walking across mountains with the wind in my hair (ok, ok, blowing across my bald head) and that tends to be fairly cheap. A few weekends ago I went for a cracking stroll along a large U shaped ridge, it runs for about 30km (20 miles) all the way around a South Wales valley. Snapped the odd photo on the way too. I enjoyed myself so much I could hardly walk at all the following day......

John